Lawrence Kohlberg sampled 72 boys ages 10-16 years, the majority of whom he followed up with every 3 years for 20 years. He conducted interviews with the participants in which he presented them with a series of moral dilemmas. The participants judged the actions as right or wrong and provided their reasons for their decision. What type of research was Kohlberg conducting, and what were his findings?

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Allen Clarke

6 December, 17:54

Lawrence Kohlberg sampled 72 boys ages 10-16 years, the majority of whom he followed up with every 3 years for 20 years. He conducted interviews with the participants in which he presented them with a series of moral dilemmas. The participants judged the actions as right or wrong and provided their reasons for their decision. What type of research was Kohlberg conducting, and what were his findings?

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Jakayla Ball · Answer 1

Lawrence Kohlberg was conducting a scientific opinion based research. This is because, his research methods were based on sampling of the opinions of the 72 boys inorder to get their views on the moral views which they hold there to. He beleive that the moral view of someone changes as he grows older.

His findings shows that, people progresses from pre-conventional level where the child's moral views are externally influenced to conventional level whereby the child's moral view is tied to personal and societial relationships he had.

Finally, the last level being post-conventional level whereby persons moral vews is based on his life principles, values, opinions and rights.